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2 rescued from Lake Manawa

Fire officials said two people fishing at Lake Manawa jumped into the water to retrieve a pole.

Updated: 5:43 PM CDT Jun 11, 2013

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2 rescued from Lake Manawa

Fire officials said two people fishing at Lake Manawa jumped into the water to retrieve a pole.

Updated: 5:43 PM CDT Jun 11, 2013

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2 rescued from Lake Manawa

Fire officials said two people fishing at Lake Manawa jumped into the water to retrieve a pole.

Updated: 5:43 PM CDT Jun 11, 2013

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WEBVTT SCARY MOMENTS AT LAKE MANAWA AS A MAN BOATING LOSES HIS FISHING POLE- JUMPS IN AFTER IT--AND GETS PULLED INTO THE CURRENT. SO HIS FRIEND GOES IN TO SAVE HIM. IT HAPPENED NEAR THE SOUTH BOAT DOCK--AND THAT'S WHERE K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S HANNAH PICKETT WITH MORE VIDEO YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON SEVEN. COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE OFFICIALS SAY WHEN THE RESCUE CALL CAME OUT-- THE BOAT WAS ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM THE SHORE- A SECOND MAN IN THE FISHING BOAT JUMPED IN TO SAVE THE MAN-- WHILE NEIGHBORING BOATERS, CALLED 9-1-1. COUNCIL BLUFFS MEDICS RUSH TO THIS LAKE MANAWA BOAT DOCK TUESDAY MORNING-- INVESTIGATORS SAY TWO MEN WERE FISHING ON áTHIS BOAT-- WHEN ONE OF THE MEN JUMPED INTO THE WATER.(ASSISTANT CHIEF JUSTIN JAMES "he jumped into the water to get a fishing pole and at some point got overcome. at some point, another friend who was with him on the boat assisted him to get back in the boat") THIS IS THE FRIEND WHO JUMPED IN TO SAVE THE MAN-- HIS SHIRT AND JEANS--SOAKED-- AS MEDICS WALK HIM TO THE AMBULANCE AND ONTO THE STRETCHER.(JAMES " he's lucky he had somebody with him for one and two, that the person was at least capable of holding him up until they could get someone over there") INVESTIGATORS SAY HE MANAGED TO GET THE MAN BACK INTO THE BOAT--AND MANEUVERED THE BOAT BACK TO THIS DOCK-- WITH THE HELP OF TWO OTHER BOATERS. BOTH MEN WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WILL BE O-K. BUT FIRST RESPONDERS SAY YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL AROUND WATER. (ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN WICKMAN " that you have life jackets, paddles in case something should go wrong with the motor on it-make sure it's fueled up and have maybe a throw rope") AND ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN WICKMAN SAYS--KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS-- TO HELP RESCUE CREWS FIND YOU FASTER--IN CASE YOU HAVE TO CALL 9-1-1.(WICKMAN " time's always critical ") BOTH OF THE MEN WILL BE JUST FINE-- AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'RE NOT SURE IF LIFE JACKETS WERE USED, OR IF THEY WERE IN THE BOAT-IN THIS CASE-- BUT SAY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE THEM HANDY IF YOU'RE ON THE WATER. REPORTING LIVE, HP KETV NW7